Freedom of Association
According to the Human Right Watch 2011 country report, freedom of association is severely curtailed by an association law, "which prohibits organizations from involvement in political activities." The Bahrain Human Rights Society, the Bahrain Migrant Workers' Protection Society, Bahrain Center for Human Rights and Bahrain Youth Human Rights Society have been closed or ordered to close.
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